Tragic end to the search for a missing young Australian woman

The search for a young Australian woman who disappeared from her home more than three days ago has had a tragic outcome.

ACT Police have appealed for the public’s help in locating 26-year-old Mathilde Innes Pouliquin, who was last seen in the Canberra suburb of Dixon on Friday, September 27.

Police urged Canberrans to be on the lookout for Ms Pouliquin, who was described as Caucasian with a slim build and dark curly hair.

There was great concern for their welfare.

It was not known what clothing she was wearing when she left home, but she was driving a red/maroon Volkswagen Golf hatchback with ACT registration number YOP57Z.

The car is characterized by significant hail damage.

In a tragic update on Sunday evening, police confirmed the body of a woman reported missing from the nation’s capital was found lying near a stream in New South Wales.

The woman was found about 11.45am on Sunday near Wells Creek in Berrima, a small rural town in the state’s southern highlands.

“Investigators are currently assuming that this is the missing 26-year-old woman (Mrs Pouliquin), whom we reported on Friday and Saturday,” police said.

“The police do not have any suspicious circumstances.”

Police will prepare a report for the coroner into the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.